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NASA set to launch Roman telescope to map the universe

NASA is preparing to launch its Roman Space Telescope on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a multi-year mission to create a vast new map of the cosmos. With a field of view far wider than Hubble’s, Roman will search for exoplanets and supernovae while probing the nature of dark matter and dark energy.

Needle-toting cockroaches could be deployed by search-and-rescue teams for lifesaving injections

Scientists from the universities of Queensland and New South Wales have developed paramedic cyborg cockroaches, dubbed "paraborgs," equipped with miniature injection devices and cameras.

  • Researchers at University of Queensland and New South Wales created paramedic cyborg cockroaches.
  • Insects fitted with injection devices and cameras for medical assistance in disaster zones.
  • 72% drug-delivery success rate in tests, potential for quick victim stabilization.

10 Typhoons Form in August Alone, First in 60 Years

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Friday that Typhoon No. 23 had formed in the northern Pacific, the 10th typhoon since the start of August. This year, Japan has seen a flurry of typhoons, marking the first time in 60 years that 10 typhoons have formed in a single month.

  • Japan recorded 10 typhoons in August, a first in 60 years.
  • Monsoon gyre, a large-scale cyclonic air circulation, facilitated typhoon formation.
  • El Nino phenomenon shifted typhoon formation areas eastward, intensifying interactions.

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